Editor’s note: Over the next several Saturdays, Mark Lorenzoni will be writing about his eight-day hike on the West Highland Way, a 96-mile ... loads of waterproof apparel and accessories.

A dad and his nine-year-old lad have trekked the 96-mile West Highland Way to raise money for a great ... “We have only climbed Munros and done some day walks but nothing on this scale before.” ...